Michele Hutchison

Michele Hutchison (born 1972) is a British writer and translator, mainly of Dutch-language literature. She won the 2020 International Booker Prize for her translation of ''The Discomfort of Evening'' by Lucas Rijneveld, which according to the Booker website her "striking translation captures in all its wild, violent beauty." She was also awarded the Vondel Prize 2019 for her translation of ''Stage Four'' by Sander Kollaard. Her translation of Barbara Stok's ''The Philosopher, The Dog and The Wedding'' won the inaugural Sophie Castille Award for graphic novel translations in 2023. In 2025, she shared the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction with Lucas Rijneveld for ''My Heavenly Favourite'' and her translation of ''We Are Light'' by Gerda Blees was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. Provided by Wikipedia